An>l ri Lists |rs In Penna. Egg Q uality ■ By E. J. Lawless. Jr. R, 0 f Ed Lawless has been an intrinsic part of and U. S. poultry industry for 35 years. ■ Lawless was recognized for his contributions Ktry at a dinner in his honor. It has been said man the best thing you can do for him Kjort to the thing in which he believes. As a Kalutmg an old-timer in Pennsylvania agricul- Kter Farming takes pleasure in printing the fol- Ble by Mr. Lawless. Both, in recognition of his M industry and as a service to our readers.) ■vania must be a quality egg -producing State K wish to succeed and consumers continue or K consumption. The best returns to the producer ■ providing eggs that offer the highest yield of ■quality eggs. Continued or increased consump ■ly come when the consumers are pleased with Rrchased and know that they are receiving the ■br their food dollars. ■and every agency ■sponsibility in co ■a beneficial pro Ke poultry indust ■onunonwealth Bicer must use ev- Kt his disposal to B| maintain a qua ■etmg agency mu ■gs accurately and ■entive payments ■ality They must ■ the best means ■ing quality until Kie distributor or must fur ■formation needed Be to produce and ■ality They must ■l available infor lie hands of those ■ it to the best pos ■age. ■tment of Agricul ■any its share of ■ in contributing Krketing practices, ■consideration the |) Curing May Save 50 Per Cent of Hay Value Ev for a barn hay-curing unit on the farm of Jay Landis, ■ n gmeor T? ax Smith, county agent, and Joseph A. McCurdy, Penn Stale ■nu i lo n „/\ c extension agents assisted Landis in determining the size of fan ■o use t 0 cure h ay in his bank-barn mow. Landis plans a portable ■ nc fan and motor in cur ing hay in two mows. —LF PHOTO Department must take ser iously is protective enforce ment. The Department is assu ming its full responsibility m managing an enforcement ' program that will provide as much protection as can be , normally expected. In 1957 the Department had two men for a full year 1 and one man for % year. A ■ total of 5,401-samples of eg gs were examined Of th s total, 122 were m violation of_ the Fresh Eggs Law, 151 m violation of the Grade Standards. There we re 24 or .44% prosecution. In 1958 the situation im proved as far as inspections were concerned in that there were eight men for a full year. These men reported on 21 852 samples of eggs, of whi ch 323 were in violation of the Fresh Egg Law and 1367 .were in violation of the Gra de Standards. There were 105 Lancaster, Pa., Saturday. May 16. 1959 _ or .48% prosecutions. There were 1394 violations on carton markings which were required by a change in the Standards. It should be noted that the number of prosecutions we re small in comparison to the number of violations. In ex planation of the difference, it may be said that prosecu tions seldom if ever are made at the time of the first viola tion. Based on a territorial ar rangement for the enforce ment program, efficiencies have been developed which have permitted the Depart ment to accomplish more th an four times the amount of work with less than four ti mes the personnel. The enforcement work pro tects those who follow a qua lity program and assists those who wish to meet the requi rements and punishes those who are-voluntarily or invol untarily careless. In addition to the enforce ment work, the Department has developed and put into effect an officially identified quality egg program known as the Certified Program. Individuals or marketing organizations enter into a vo luntary agreement with the Department to pack Certified Eggs according to require ments and are then permit ted to use an official identi fication. The certified Program star ted in April of 1958 with four plants packing a total of 5,- 640 cases of eggs officially leabeled. Hie number of pl ants and the volume increas ed each month (Turn to page 12) When The Rain Comes THERE’S A GOOD feeling about a man standing on his porch and watching the rain soak into his land. There’s a good feeling about knowing when the ram is done, you’ll go into the field and find all the topsoil and moisture re maining on your farm. That’s a feeling' enjoyed Wednes day by Mark Greider, right, Lancaster RD 2, when Amos H. Funk, left, dropped by to congratulate Greider on being named Conservation Farmer of the Year for 1959. Funk, chairman of the County Soil Conservation District, joined the veteran county farmer in “porch-plowing” for a few moments to enjoy the sight of rich land, beneath soft rain fail, protected by contour farming. —LF PHOTO Lancaster County farmers are being reminded once again of the profit offered to hay producers through the use of controlled curing methods. Joseph McCurdy, Penn Slate Extension engineer, visited in the county recently with several local farmers, m company with County Agent Max M. Smith. McCurdy urged farmers producing reasonably large hay crops or fifty tons or more to consider “artificial” or foi ced-air drying of their crops. This system, he pointed cut, eliminates some of the weather risks in hay making, freeing the farmer from de pendence on field cuiing to enable him to got his crop in while retaining quality Your hay crop contains ias high as 83 per cent moisture while standing This must be reduced to less than 25 per cent for safe, successful and quality curing and storage With mow-curing, hay can be hauled m with as high as 40 per cent moisture con tent You bring in the leaves and color, he said McCurdy visited the Jay Landis farm, Lancaster RDti, m the New Danville area, and assisted Landis in plan ning a mow-curing installa tion lor his bank-barn mow They measured 'the mow and figured necessary sizes for motor and fan needed to deliver sufficient air for the mow size. McCurdy then ad vised Landis in determining the size and shape of the mow duct. $2 Per Year He emphasized here that the duct m mow-drymg MUST be centered in the hay. This prevents all the air being forced through hay on a •‘thin” side and leaving the other side and tbp of the stack full oi moisture. Bales should be packed m the stack, preventing air from escaping between the bales, instead of through (Turn to page 11) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday U. S. Weather Bureau, Lancaster Office Temperatures will aver age 3-4 degrees cooler than normal range of 54 - 74. Mostly fair and cool oyer weekend, gradually rising temp, first of week, with chance of rain Mon. and Tues. Precipitation for past week totaled .88 inch.
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